Current Events - 2022 - Page 3

Boris Chersonskij (©Luca Fiore)

"God became man. To say that is already enough”

Current EventsLuca Fiore

His grandfather had to burn his own books to avoid arrest. He had to wait for Perestroika to make his lyrics public. A guest at this year’s Rimini Meeting, Ukrainian poet Boris Chersonsky tells his life story.

Massimo Robberto (©Archivio Meeting)

"The splendor of what we see"

Current EventsPaola Ronconi

During one of the main talks at the Rimini Meeting, he enchanted the audience with photos of stars and galaxies. Massimo Robberto, among those responsible for the James Webb Telescope, speaks about himself and his work.

The exhibition dedicated to Memorial (©Archivio Meeting)

Meeting 2022: The thread of memory and the flower of hope

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A meeting on the exhibition "Memorial" with Natal'ja Davtjan, Psychotherapist from Ukraine; Irina Scerbakova, Memorial Founding Member; Ol'ga Sedakova, Russian poet; Elena Zhemkova, Memorial Executive Director.

The meeting "Giussani 100"

Meeting 2022: Giussani 100

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The meeting dedicated to Fr. Giussani's centenary with testimonies from Guzman Carriquiry, Fabrice Hadjadj, Mother Maria Francesca Righi and Joseph Weiler.

The exhibition of Fr. Giussani at the Meeting (©Archivio Meeting)

Fr. Giussani: The gaze of a poignant passion

Current EventsRoberto Fontolan

It is one hundred years since the birth of the founder of CL. But there are also "hundreds of encounters, worlds and hearts" that he inspired, some of which can be seen at the Rimini Meeting and in the centenary exhibition.

The volunteers at the Pre Meeting 2022 (Photo: Archivio Meeting)

Meeting 2022: The Pope's message

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The words of the Holy Father signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the XLIII edition of the Rimini Meeting (from August 20 to 25).

Margaret and Mauro

Dublin: The seed of a story

Current EventsPaolo Perego

Their encounter with Fr. Giussani, marriage, their yes to mission. "By always remaining attached to this story, things began to happen…. The testimony of Margaret and Mauro Biondi, who visited CL communities in Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

Fr. Giussani with Wakako Saito (Photo: Fraternità CL/Francesco Gargioni)

The boundless embrace of the Mystery

Current EventsWakako Saito

Fr. Giussani's bond with the Buddhist monks of Mount Koya. Saito Wakako recounts how she was born and raised: Fr. Ricci, the Cascinazza, the Rimini Meeting. And the tragedy of the tsunami. A friendship that is the sign of authentic religiosity.

The Basilica of Loreto

Loreto 2022: Message from Davide Prosperi

Current EventsDavide Prosperi

The annual pilgrimage to Czestochowa for high school graduates, university near and new graduates of CL is replaced this year by a day at the Basilica of the Holy House on July 19. Here are the Davide Prosperi's words to the young people taking part.

Kerrie with her children

"Grateful, even for my weakness"

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From Ireland to Korea to rediscover the faith she had abandoned over the years. Kerrie recounts her story and her dramas, and about that "door" that opened in her encounter with Fr. Giussani and the movement.

Fr. Giussani at the Rimini Meeting in 1985 (Photo: Archivio Meeting)

Towards the Meeting: God needs men

Current EventsLuigi Giussani

"Christianity was not born to found a religion; it was born as a passion for man." Fr. Giussani's speech at the 1985 Rimini Meeting, from which the title of the 2022 edition is taken: "A passion for man."

A surge of life

Current EventsMichele Genisio

A preview of the interview with Davide Prosperi in Città Nuova. The full text will appear shortly.

"MOVEMENTS AND NEW COMMUNITIES", FORMATION ON CHARISMS

Current EventsDavide Prosperi

The contribution of the President of the fraternity of CL at the theological conference held June 20th at the Pontifical Lateran University, which helps to “look more deeply at what co-essentiality between charism and institution means.”

Danny and Leila Abdallah during their speech in the Aula Nervi (Photo: World Meeting of Families 2022

FORGIVENESS AS THE WAY OF HOLINESS

Current EventsDanny and Leila Abdallah

In 2020 Danny and Leila, a Lebanese couple living in Australia, lost three children who were hit by a drunk driver. Here is their testimony during the World Meeting of Families.

(Photo: Antoine Dautry/Unsplash)

"Prof, some things can't be measured"

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Anna teaches Mathematics in a high school. On the last day before her maternity leave, her students surprised her to express their gratitude.... And suddenly uncomfortable problems became bearable…